John Abbott

John Abbott

John Albert Chamberlain Kefford was an English character actor professionally known as John Abbott. His memorable roles include the invalid Frederick Fairlie in the 1948 film The Woman in White and the pacifist Ayelborne in the Star Trek episode "Errand of Mercy". as well as a Shakespearean actor. In 1934, he began his career in show business when he made his professional stage debut in a revival of Dryden's Aureng-zebe with Sybil Thorndike. He then joined the Old Vic Company and appeared in Shakespearean roles, including Claudius in a production of Hamlet at Elsinore Castle in Denmark with Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh and Alec Guinness. His first Broadway role was that of Count Mancini in He Who Gets Slapped in 1946. He also appeared on Broadway in Monserrat and The Waltz of the Toreadors. He made his film debut in Mademoiselle Docteur in 1937 and went on to act in scores of films in the next 30 years. Among his film credits are Mission to Moscow, Jane Eyre, A Thousand and One Nights, Humoresque, and The Greatest Story Ever Told. His television appearances in that time were even more numerous, beginning with pioneering broadcasts by the BBC before the Second World War. In the early days of the Second World War, Abbott worked at the British Embassy in Stockholm. When the time came to leave, he had to by way of the United States. While in the U.S., he was offered a part in Hollywood in 1941 and ended up living there for the rest of his life. On American television between the 1950s and 1970s, Abbott had roles on a wide variety of series such as Kraft Television Theatre, Studio 57, Gunsmoke, Matinee Theatre, Bonanza, Thriller, Star Trek, Mannix, Iron Horse, and Bewitched. Although he was blacklisted during the Red Scare of the 1950s, a producer who wanted to hire him eventually succeeded in getting the actor removed from the list.In his final years, Abbott taught acting to students free of charge. Abbott died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from natural causes on 24 May 1996 at the age of 90.

  • Népszerűség : 3.132
  • Ismert : Acting
  • Születésnap : 1905-06-05
  • Születési hely : Stepney, London, England, UK
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John Abbott Filmek

  • 1965
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    A világ legszebb története - A Biblia

    A világ legszebb története - A Biblia

    6.4 1965 HD

    A monumentális filmfreskó Jézus életét eleveníti fel a filmművészet legnemesebb eszközeivel....

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  • 1937
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    Mademoiselle Docteur

    Mademoiselle Docteur

    7 1937 HD

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  • 1946
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    Deception

    Deception

    6.5 1946 HD

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  • 1967
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    A dzsungel könyve

    A dzsungel könyve

    7.3 1967 HD

    Mauglit, a dzsungelben hagyott emberkölyköt farkasok nevelik fel. Amikor felcseperedik, Bagira, a bölcs párduc azt...

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  • 1976
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    Sherlock Holmes New Yorkban

    Sherlock Holmes New Yorkban

    5.8 1976 HD

    A detektívek királya az 1890-es években utazik el New Yorkba, hogy megakadályozza egy Moriarty nevű bűnöző...

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  • 1947
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    Humoresque

    Humoresque

    7.1 1947 HD

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  • 1942
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    Mrs. Miniver

    Mrs. Miniver

    6.996 1942 HD

    Egy angol család megpróbálja túlélni a II. világháború csapásait.

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  • 1966
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    A gyalogáldozat

    A gyalogáldozat

    7 1966 HD

    A betörő Harry Dean (Michael Cain) felkeresi az eurázsiai táncosnőt (Shirley MacLaine), hogy segítsen neki egy igen...

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  • 1944
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    The Mask of Dimitrios

    The Mask of Dimitrios

    7 1944 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Web

    The Web

    7 1947 HD

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  • 1944
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    Cry of the Werewolf

    Cry of the Werewolf

    4.3 1944 HD

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  • 1978
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    Outside Chance

    Outside Chance

    2 1978 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Power of the Whistler

    The Power of the Whistler

    5.8 1945 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Woman in White

    The Woman in White

    5.5 1948 HD

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  • 1944
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    End of the Road

    End of the Road

    5.2 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Falcon in Hollywood

    The Falcon in Hollywood

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1949
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    Bovaryné

    Bovaryné

    6.7 1949 HD

    Emma hozzámegy egy szürke, hétköznapi orvoshoz, akire nagyon gyorsan ráun, ezért fűvel-fával megcsalja....

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  • 1942
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    Joan of Paris

    Joan of Paris

    6.4 1942 HD

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  • 1951
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    Crosswinds

    Crosswinds

    5.9 1951 HD

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  • 1958
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    Gigi

    Gigi

    6.198 1958 HD

    A századforduló Párizsának nyüzsgő, nagyvilági életébe csöppenünk. Gigi, a fiatal,...

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  • 1987
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    Kockán nyert szerelem

    Kockán nyert szerelem

    8.1 1987 HD

    Az idős Sir Staverley egyedül neveli lányát, Serenát. Sajnos a férfi szenvedélyes kártyás, s...

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  • 1945
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    Pursuit to Algiers

    Pursuit to Algiers

    6.8 1945 HD

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  • 1944
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    Summer Storm

    Summer Storm

    5.1 1944 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Gorilla Man

    The Gorilla Man

    5 1943 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Vampire's Ghost

    The Vampire's Ghost

    5.2 1945 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Saint in London

    The Saint in London

    5.5 1939 HD

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  • 1951
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    Thunder on the Hill

    Thunder on the Hill

    6.5 1951 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Notorious Lone Wolf

    The Notorious Lone Wolf

    5.5 1946 HD

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  • 1951
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    Navy Bound

    Navy Bound

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1950
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    Sideshow

    Sideshow

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1969
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    2000 Years Later

    2000 Years Later

    6 1969 HD

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  • 1947
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    If Winter Comes

    If Winter Comes

    6.6 1947 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Epic That Never Was

    The Epic That Never Was

    6.6 1969 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

    5.8 1952 HD

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  • 1944
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    Secrets of Scotland Yard

    Secrets of Scotland Yard

    5.3 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Abroad with Two Yanks

    Abroad with Two Yanks

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1947
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    Adventure Island

    Adventure Island

    4.4 1947 HD

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  • 1957
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    Omar Khayyam

    Omar Khayyam

    5 1957 HD

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  • 1953
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    Rogue's March

    Rogue's March

    5.8 1953 HD

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  • 1943
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    London Blackout Murders

    London Blackout Murders

    5 1943 HD

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  • 1945
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    Honeymoon Ahead

    Honeymoon Ahead

    6 1945 HD

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  • 1947
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    Time Out of Mind

    Time Out of Mind

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1940
    imgFilmek

    Ten Days in Paris

    Ten Days in Paris

    7.5 1940 HD

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  • 1944
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    U-Boat Prisoner

    U-Boat Prisoner

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Crime Doctor's Warning

    The Crime Doctor's Warning

    5.5 1945 HD

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  • 1942
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    Rubber Racketeers

    Rubber Racketeers

    4.3 1942 HD

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  • 1983
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    Smorgasbord

    Smorgasbord

    5.8 1983 HD

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  • 1946
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    Anna and the King of Siam

    Anna and the King of Siam

    6.1 1946 HD

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  • 1945
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    Saratoga Trunk

    Saratoga Trunk

    5.6 1945 HD

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  • 1943
    imgFilmek

    A hóhér halála

    A hóhér halála

    6.9 1943 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Steel Lady

    The Steel Lady

    6.4 1953 HD

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  • 1968
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    Three Guns for Texas

    Three Guns for Texas

    5 1968 HD

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  • 1946
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    One More Tomorrow

    One More Tomorrow

    5.5 1946 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Cat Creature

    The Cat Creature

    5 1973 HD

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  • 1942
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    This Above All

    This Above All

    6.6 1942 HD

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  • 1937
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    Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    4.2 1937 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Great Commandment

    The Great Commandment

    4.2 1939 HD

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  • 1943
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    Lorraine keresztje

    Lorraine keresztje

    6.2 1943 HD

    II. világháborús történet, melyben Jean-Pierre Aumont és Gene Kelly a két főhős, Peter Lorre egy...

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  • 1963
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    Who's Minding the Store?

    Who's Minding the Store?

    6.9 1963 HD

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  • 1982
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    Slapstick of Another Kind

    Slapstick of Another Kind

    2.7 1982 HD

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  • 1943
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    A lowoodi árva (1943)

    A lowoodi árva (1943)

    6.9 1943 HD

    Jane Eyre a szigorú nagynénjétől a még szigorúbb nevelőintézetbe száműzött nincstelen...

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  • 1942
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    Nightmare

    Nightmare

    4 1942 HD

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  • 1943
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    They Got Me Covered

    They Got Me Covered

    5.9 1943 HD

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  • 1952
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    Thunder in the East

    Thunder in the East

    4.9 1952 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Shanghai Gesture

    The Shanghai Gesture

    6.2 1941 HD

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  • 1942
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    Get Hep to Love

    Get Hep to Love

    4 1942 HD

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  • 1945
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    A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

    5.6 1945 HD

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  • 1943
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    Dangerous Blondes

    Dangerous Blondes

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1957
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    Public Pigeon No. 1

    Public Pigeon No. 1

    6 1957 HD

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  • 1944
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    Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

    5.8 1944 HD

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  • 1938
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    This Man Is News

    This Man Is News

    4.7 1938 HD

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  • 1953
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    Sombrero

    Sombrero

    4.2 1953 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Conquest of the Air

    The Conquest of the Air

    4.2 1936 HD

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  • 1943
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    Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

    5.2 1943 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Black Bird

    The Black Bird

    4.6 1975 HD

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  • 1984
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    Quest

    Quest

    6.5 1984 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Miracle on 34th Street

    The Miracle on 34th Street

    5.3 1955 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

    The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

    4.9 1946 HD

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  • 1998
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    The Commissioner

    The Commissioner

    5.8 1998 HD

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  • 1937
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    Under Secret Orders

    Under Secret Orders

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1967
    imgS1 E26

    Garrison's Gorillas

    Garrison's Gorillas

    7.5 1967 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS4 E36

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    5.9 1959 HD

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  • 1966
    imgS3 E24

    Star Trek

    Star Trek

    8 1966 HD

    A sorozat Kirk kapitány legendás ötéves küldetését meséli el. A rendkívül...

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  • 1963
    imgS3 E17

    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1962
    imgS9 E24

    The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

    6.9 1962 HD

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  • 1968
    imgS2 E25

    Land of the Giants

    Land of the Giants

    6.6 1968 HD

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  • 1967
    imgS8 E24

    Mannix

    Mannix

    6.7 1967 HD

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  • 1964
    imgS3 E28

    Flipper

    Flipper

    6.2 1964 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS3 E24

    Lost in Space

    Lost in Space

    7.1 1965 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS20 E24

    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS9 E30

    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.6 1957 HD

    Az 1932-ben játszódó sztori egy félresikerült gyerekrablásról szól (szóval nem is...

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  • 1948
    imgS10 E47

    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.4 1948 HD

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  • 1964
    imgS8 E26

    Bewitched

    Bewitched

    7.9 1964 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS10 E34

    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    5.5 1953 HD

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  • 1960
    imgS1 E8

    The Islanders

    The Islanders

    8 1960 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS5 E26

    Get Smart

    Get Smart

    7.927 1965 HD

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  • 1951
    imgS61 E1

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 1951 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS2 E26

    Laredo

    Laredo

    6.308 1965 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.728 1955 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS1 E36

    Ichabod and Me

    Ichabod and Me

    5 1961 HD

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  • 1960
    imgS2 E24

    Outlaws

    Outlaws

    6.2 1960 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS6 E32

    Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

    7.4 1957 HD

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  • 1971
    imgS1 E20

    The Partners

    The Partners

    5 1971 HD

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  • 1978
    imgS1 E7

    Edward and Mrs Simpson

    Edward and Mrs Simpson

    6.2 1978 HD

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  • 1960
    imgS2 E30

    Thriller

    Thriller

    6.2 1960 HD

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  • 1958
    imgS3 E38

    Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

    6.5 1958 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS3 E26

    Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

    5.7 1959 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS2 E19

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    4.2 1955 HD

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  • 1964
    imgS1 E26

    Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

    5 1964 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS3 E135

    Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

    3.3 1955 HD

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  • 1964
    imgS1 E34

    Wendy and Me

    Wendy and Me

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    Timeslip

    Timeslip

    7.4 1970 HD

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  • 1958
    imgS5 E26

    The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

    7 1958 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS3 E29

    The Detectives

    The Detectives

    5.6 1959 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS5 E27

    Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

    3.5 1952 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Rogues

    The Rogues

    7.5 1964 HD

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  • 1967
    imgS1 E17

    Rango

    Rango

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1956
    imgS3 E29

    Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

    6.3 1956 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS2 E27

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    6.3 1959 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS20 E24

    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1962
    imgS9 E24

    The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

    6.9 1962 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS10 E34

    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    5.5 1953 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS9 E30

    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.6 1957 HD

    Az 1932-ben játszódó sztori egy félresikerült gyerekrablásról szól (szóval nem is...

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  • 1958
    imgS1 E32

    The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

    The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1969
    imgS7 E24

    Medical Center

    Medical Center

    6.1 1969 HD

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  • 1972
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    Cool Million

    Cool Million

    5 1972 HD

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